UK Year of Service’s mission is to place young people into socially beneficial job roles; enabling them to build their work experience, skills, network and confidence whilst delivering impact to projects with a clear social purpose. It connects 18-24 year olds, prioritising those furthest from the labour market, to paid work that pays back; supporting their ability to find sustainable and meaningful next steps into employment, further education or training.
GROUNDWORK are support 11 young people on 9 months paid work placements for young adults (aged 18-24) that:
- offer experience and support for a socially beneficial job role offering 30-35 hours per week
- Wraparound support: structured and coordinated activity that will support
members to develop essential skills, increase understanding of self, support
their wellbeing and build their network.
- Enrichment activity: extra or additional learning opportunities to
complement the wraparound support. Working towards similar outcomes,
enrichment activity will include activities that add further value to a
member’s UK Year of Service experience.
The Young Adults taking part in UKYoS with Groundwork are being supporting in the following role – Trainee Youth Worker – Trainee Youth & Community Advisor and Trainee Green Energy Advisor across the North East and are supported by our skilled and experience team to:
- develop essential skills
- Increase understanding of self
- Increase their sense of confidence, resilience and wellbeing
- Presence of new connections and networks
- Increase clarity on their intended next steps and actions
The Year of Service Team are also an integral part of our Youth of Today Forum, supporting with a Youth Voice, Peer Mentoring and funding applications.